Bernard Hickey

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bill Gross's Credit Supernova and the attractiveness of NZ land; Australian money burners; Philippine and Korea move to control capital flows; Dilbert

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Bill Gross's Credit Supernova and the attractiveness of NZ land; Australian money burners; Philippine and Korea move to control capital flows; Dilbert

RBNZ's Wheeler says NZ must improve productivity, open up more to foreign investors and return to budget surplus to improve prosperity

RBNZ's Wheeler says NZ must improve productivity, open up more to foreign investors and return to budget surplus to improve prosperity

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How about issuing government bonds that don't have to be repaid?; If only Stanley Fisher was now RBNZ Governor; Beijing's 'worrisome' smog; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: How about issuing government bonds that don't have to be repaid?; If only Stanley Fisher was now RBNZ Governor; Beijing's 'worrisome' smog; Dilbert

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected, but warns it is watching house price inflation and credit growth closely

RBNZ holds OCR at 2.5% as expected, but warns it is watching house price inflation and credit growth closely

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Auckland's Fly-in Fly-out house buyers; The rise of the Alt-Labour movement; 15,000 sections ready to build on in Auckland?; Fab labs and a new Industrial Revolution; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Auckland's Fly-in Fly-out house buyers; The rise of the Alt-Labour movement; 15,000 sections ready to build on in Auckland?; Fab labs and a new Industrial Revolution; Dilbert

NZ Post sees losses from postal services by 2016/17, or earlier, without changes to Post deed to cut deliveries to 3 times a week

NZ Post sees losses from postal services by 2016/17, or earlier, without changes to Post deed to cut deliveries to 3 times a week

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Australia's growth pothole; America's new fiscal crisis deadline of March 1; China's deepening shadow finance system; 'Peak toil' in China; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Australia's growth pothole; America's new fiscal crisis deadline of March 1; China's deepening shadow finance system; 'Peak toil' in China; Dilbert

Bernard Hickey calls on Air NZ and Jetstar to drop their egregious and opportunistic credit card surcharges on domestic flights. Your view?

Bernard Hickey calls on Air NZ and Jetstar to drop their egregious and opportunistic credit card surcharges on domestic flights. Your view?

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Winston Churchill's land tax; Morgan Stanley's 'nuclear holocaust' bonds; 5 years of 'Brexit' uncertainty; Jon Stewart's 'Global Warming hoax'; China's corrupt Hukou system; Dilbert

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Winston Churchill's land tax; Morgan Stanley's 'nuclear holocaust' bonds; 5 years of 'Brexit' uncertainty; Jon Stewart's 'Global Warming hoax'; China's corrupt Hukou system; Dilbert

PM Key announces plans for 14,000 extra apprenticeships over 5 years and plans for comprehensive RMA reforms

PM Key announces plans for 14,000 extra apprenticeships over 5 years and plans for comprehensive RMA reforms

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZX strategist calls for 10% flat tax in ChCh; Martin Wolf argues against fiscal austerity; Why central banks should sacrifice independence; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: NZX strategist calls for 10% flat tax in ChCh; Martin Wolf argues against fiscal austerity; Why central banks should sacrifice independence; Dilbert

Greens propose government built 'Homes for Life' that occupants can progressively buy back; also rent limits and rental 'warrants of fitness'

Greens propose government built 'Homes for Life' that occupants can progressively buy back; also rent limits and rental 'warrants of fitness'

PM Key says Japan money printing and currency wars a risk for NZ, but NZ unable to respond as money printing wouldn't devalue NZ$. Your view?

PM Key says Japan money printing and currency wars a risk for NZ, but NZ unable to respond as money printing wouldn't devalue NZ$. Your view?

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UK eyes office apartment conversions without council approvals; Japan's 'widowmaker' JGB trade; Currency wars galore; Beggar thy neighbour or thyself?; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: UK eyes office apartment conversions without council approvals; Japan's 'widowmaker' JGB trade; Currency wars galore; Beggar thy neighbour or thyself?; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: FT wonders if it's time to short NZ?; China's grumpy middle class; China's contracting workforce; Joseph Stiglitz on inequality; Nouriel Roubini on the 2013 outlook; Dilbert

Tuesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: FT wonders if it's time to short NZ?; China's grumpy middle class; China's contracting workforce; Joseph Stiglitz on inequality; Nouriel Roubini on the 2013 outlook; Dilbert

With our overseas creditors still lending Bernard Hickey says we could use this period to rebuild for growth, wealth & safety. Or will we just splurge & consume?

With our overseas creditors still lending Bernard Hickey says we could use this period to rebuild for growth, wealth & safety. Or will we just splurge & consume?

NZ Consumer Price Index falls 0.2% in Dec qtr; Annual inflation of 0.9% below RBNZ target band of 1-3%

NZ Consumer Price Index falls 0.2% in Dec qtr; Annual inflation of 0.9% below RBNZ target band of 1-3%

The surge in visitors from China impresses Bernard Hickey and he calls for us to 're-tool' our tourism efforts to welcome them. You ready for Chinese street signs?

The surge in visitors from China impresses Bernard Hickey and he calls for us to 're-tool' our tourism efforts to welcome them. You ready for Chinese street signs?

Home loan affordability worst since December 2010 as house prices surge

Home loan affordability worst since December 2010 as house prices surge

Bernard Hickey highlights the fierce choices facing policy makers as our population ages; shows 'productivity dreamers' can't solve the looming crisis

Bernard Hickey highlights the fierce choices facing policy makers as our population ages; shows 'productivity dreamers' can't solve the looming crisis

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese banks ramp up sales of 'Wealth Management Products'; 'It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine'; Why the money printing central banks lose their political independence; Bernard wishes a Merry Christmas

Friday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Chinese banks ramp up sales of 'Wealth Management Products'; 'It's the end of the world as we know it, and I feel fine'; Why the money printing central banks lose their political independence; Bernard wishes a Merry Christmas

90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ hits 84.6 USc overnight, but eases back as US stocks fall on fiscal cliff worries; NZ$ up to 53.4p as Standard and Poor's warns may downgrade UK

90 seconds at 9 am: NZ$ hits 84.6 USc overnight, but eases back as US stocks fall on fiscal cliff worries; NZ$ up to 53.4p as Standard and Poor's warns may downgrade UK

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The rise of the persnickety robots; Google shrugs, defends US$2 bln tax avoidance thus: "It's called capitalism"; Bank of England may target nominal GDP; Dilbert

Thursday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: The rise of the persnickety robots; Google shrugs, defends US$2 bln tax avoidance thus: "It's called capitalism"; Bank of England may target nominal GDP; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why has productivity growth broken from employment growth?; The letter U that cost US$200,000; Tim Shadbolt and the (desperate) fake housewife; A video to warm Bernard's heart; Dilbert

Wednesday's Top 10 with NZ Mint: Why has productivity growth broken from employment growth?; The letter U that cost US$200,000; Tim Shadbolt and the (desperate) fake housewife; A video to warm Bernard's heart; Dilbert